The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-27
Genera, and miscellaneous.

1t is understood that Thomas l.. Miller gener-
al freight agent of the G.. B. & O., will follow
Mr. Potter to the Union Pacific.
The statement that President King, of the
Erie, is to resign and to be succeeded by Vice.
president FELTON,. is officially denied.
The agency of the Traders Dispatch at Bur-
lington, Ia, will be closed on May l. leaving r.
G. Stevens, the agent, out In the cold.
Travel west bound over the transcontinental
lines is now very light eastward it is heavy, as
the Calf ornia visitors are now returning home.
The Boston & Albany has its 4:30 daily
express, between Boston and New York, both
ways, lighted by electricity and heated by steam
from the engine.
In the week ending April 90 the Chicago roads
forwarded east 26 066 tons of freight, decrease
compared with the tonnage forwarded in the
preceding week of :, 92o tons.
General Passenger Agent Martin, of the
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati 81 Indianapolis
railroad, yesterday issued an order to the effect
that one thousand mile tickets will be sold at $25
on and after April $25
The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe people are
at work on cutoff to their transcontinental
line, and in less than year will have in opera
ton from Kansas City to Albuquerque system
of roads entirely independent of its present main
line, and 125 miles shorter.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy has, with
in the last few DAYS, filed articles of incorpora
ton for the building of several important extern
SONS, one the extension OF the cheyenne q Bur
lington, 200 miles; another, the Grand Island &
Wyoming Central, which will extend entirely
across Wyoming Territory.
General Passenger Agent White of the Atchi-
son, Topeka g. Santa Fe. has issued circular
saying that he does not understand that any line
is authorized, under the law. to dictate to other
lines and that if the Pennsylvania continues in
its present attitude it will be held responsible
before the commission appointed under the law.
movement is on foot at several of the lead
ing cities and towns on the line of the New York
Central road to raise fund with which to erect
monument over the grave of Edward Kennah,
the brave engineer who last week lost his life in
a wreck on that road. near st. townsville. The
monument, it is proposed. shall bear the last
words of the dying engineer: Boys. flag the
train"
The Pennsylvania Railroad Companys new
tariff, which, in connection with that of the To-
ledo, Peoria 81 Western, to Keokuk, Burlington,
and East st. Louis. made freight rates lower by
30 per cent. than via Chicago, was yesterday re-
scinded. The Rock Island and the Alton roads
had threatened to retaiate by putting in low
rates to every point reached on the Pennsyl-
vania lines.
Net earnings attracting more attention
than gross earnings, as the stockholders are get
ting hungry for dividends. The Financial
Chronicle IN its last issue gives the net earnings
of fifty eight roads in January at $15.243, SAT.
and flty-seven roads in February at 81. 406. 998,
against ST., 1858 6S3 for January, and 81 263, 764
for February, 1886 Increase In the two months
this year 81, 036.098.